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This volume aims to address the question of political communication in the Roman world. It draws upon social sciences and the current trend for the historical s

In recent decades, scholars have argued that the Roman Republic's political culture was essentially democratic in nature, stressing the central role of the 'sov

From assemblies to courts of justice, from the Senate to the battlefield, from Rome to the provinces: public opinion could vary and take many guises. Roman poli

This title brings together contributions which rethink the role of public speech in the Roman Republic. With careful attention to a range of evidence, it shines